Archdiocese of Hohhot
Soeiiüenen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Hohhot, China
The Archdiocese of Suiyuan (Hohhot) is the Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese for central Inner Mongolia, China, seated at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Hohhot. Paul Meng Qinglu has been its metropolitan archbishop since 2010, an appointment recognized by both the Holy See and the Chinese government.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 April 1946
- Latin
- Soeiiüenen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001599
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 41,932
- Population
- 1,065,775
- Catholic share
- 3.9%
- Extent
- 100,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.4
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Paul Meng Qinglu
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hohhot stands in Hohhot, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Suiyuan
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of JiningJining
- Diocese of YinchuanYinchuan
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the city of Hohhot in China, the Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohhot is a Roman Catholic jurisdiction known in Latin as Soeiiüenen(sis) and in Chinese as 綏遠 or 呼和浩特.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].